Team Leader - Cooktown Cluster Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs Service (Cooktown) (Multi-D)

Team Leader - Menthal Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs Service (Multi-D) | Cooktown 

Temporary Full Time - immediate start up to 30 June 2027 (with possibility of extension)!

📍Cooktown - A historic coastal town in Far North Queensland, about four hours north of Cairns, where the rainforest meets the reef. Known for its rich Indigenous and European history, stunning natural landscapes, and laid-back lifestyle, Cooktown offers a unique mix of culture and adventure. Residents enjoy easy access to fishing, boating, hiking, and exploring the Great Barrier Reef and nearby national parks. 

This role provides an advanced level of professional, clinical, operational and strategic leadership to the TCHHS Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs Service (MHAODS) in partnership with the Director MHAODS and the visiting Consultant Psychiatry Service. You will manage the delivery of the Mental Health services within a quality improvement framework and within a complex and varied environment across the multidisciplinary team over multiple sites within the Torres and Cape Region.

Professional and personal motivators!

As a Team Leaader (Clinical Nurse Consultant or Psyhcologist, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist) working in Torres and Cape HHS, your contribution in helping treat, rehabilitate and improve the lives of patients is huge!

You'll work in diverse and supportive environments that offer attractive lifestyle opportunities and experiences and enable you to make a valuable contribution in small communities. These communities will help you grow, connect, learn and create life-defining experiences that will shape who you are as a health professional and a person.

Torres and Cape will give you a career with purpose, plus excellent benefits and allowances;

• Base salary comprising between $5,390.40 - $5,852.40 (NRG7) or $5,725.00 - $5,966.00 (HP5) per fortnight
• Workplace benefits | Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service
• Generous employer superannuation contribution of 12.75%
• Salary and benefits | Careers (health.qld.gov.au)
• Generous leave entitlements including 17.5% loading on annual leave
• Accommodation and relocation incentives

Living within the Torres and Cape region means you will be able to enjoy: 

• Immersing yourself in nature, from the outback to tropical rainforests, coral reefs and extraordinary landscapes.
• Short commute to work, allowing greater work/life balance
• Rich Indigenous Culture

 Interested?................Give Dawn Miller a call on (07) 2100 9354 to see if this role would be for you.

Imagine yourself here? Find out about Torres and Cape HHS and the Torres Strait and Cooktown and Cape York regions on the Tropical North Queensland website.

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Torres and Cape HHS Values - Courage | Accountability | Respect | Engage

How do I apply? Applications should be submitted ONLINE via the Smart Jobs and Careers website.

Please no unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies.